Glass receptacle



June12,1945.` R a COBL 7 2378,355

GLAss RE GEPTAGLE Filed Nov. 2, 1945 Patnted June 12, 1945 PATENT oFFlcE GLAss RECEPTACLE I Rayo. cobel, Newark, ohm, assignur to. A. H.`

Heiseyv& Company, Newark, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application' November 2, 1943, Serial No. 508,659

6 'oiaims (cl. 2224-189) 'This invention relates to Vglass receptacle's. It has to do particularly, although .not exclusively, With improvements in glass receptacles'or icon'- tainers such, for example, as cocktailzshakers,

or the like, vfor the reception, mixing and' dispensing of iced beverages, as well .as to ,receptacles or containers for the storage and dispensing of various liquids, such, for example, as wines; brandies,`cordials or the like. w

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved all-glass beverage receptacle, container or shaker.

Another object ofv my invention is to provide an improved glass storage and/or mixing receptacle for liquids having improved means permitting the contents thereof to be mixed or .shaken and thenpoured orvdispensed. o f

A further object of my invention is toprovide an improved receptacle of the foregoing character which, by virtue of its improved structure and tages of my invention willappear from the' following description and appendedclaims when considered in conjunction withthe accompanyingV drawing forming a part of this specificati'on, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in 'the several views.

In said drawing: 1 o i Figure l is a Vertical sectionalview'through an improved receptacle embodying my inven'tion,

showing the stopper therefor in dispensing or pouring position.

Figure 2is a fragmentary Vertical sectional sectional view, partly in'elevation, of the receptacle shown in Figure 1, with the stopper in sea ing or non-pouringiposition.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section view taken subtially along vthe line 3-3 of Figurel l, looking in the direction of'the arrows.

arrangement of parts, permits an even fiow of the beverage from within the receptacle during the pouring'or dispensing operation, while at the same time preventing the escape or discharge of i ice therefrom, and also'eliminating any possibility of the clogging or choking of the pouring or dispensing space or passageway.

Another object of my mvention is toprovide an improved receptacle'of the foregoing charac- `ter having a removable'and adjustable glass stopper for sealing the recept'acle, and one 'in which the body of the receptacle and the stopper therefor have cooperable means for permitting the contents of the Vreceptacle to be discharged or poured therefrom. I

A further object is to provide an improved revceptacle of the foregoing nature in which the contacting surfaces of the body'and the removable closure member or stopper therefor are `so formed and arranged. as to provide a tightly seale'd receptacle, yet permitting the relative movement of the body and stopper to allow the contents of the receptacle to be poured or discharged therefrom when desired. i o

4Generally speaking, my improved glass receptacle comprises a body portion provided with an opening in the upper end thereof, a pouring lip or spout associated with the opening, a removable glass stopper for closing and sealingl the opening, and means formed in the stopper adapted to cooperate, by registry, with means formed in the body portion between theopening and pouring lip, to permit the contentsof the recepdesired.

The foregoing andother objects and advan- Figure 4 is a-fragmentary perspective view of the receptacle of the preceding views showing the parts separated; and i w Figura V5 is a fragmentary Llongitudinalzsectional view illustrating the actl'of DQuringv or dispensing'the icedcontents of the receptacle.

Before explainingin detail .the presentv invention it is to be understood. that the invention'is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, since-'the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. It is tov be understood also that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of 1imitation,'and it is 'not intended to limit the inv'ention herein claimed beyond the requirements of the prior art.

Referring now particularly to the drawing `wherein one embodimentof my improved receptacle, container or beverage shaker is shown, ll.) represents, as a whole, the body porton of my improved receptacle, having side Walls H, a bottomv walliorrbase Hand, as shown, a circular or annular top'opening |3 at the upper end portion of the body. The walls Il terminate at their upper ends in a thickened neck portion ht to provide a seat for the reception of a removableclosure member or stopper to be presently described.

As best seen in Figure 4, the inner wall or face of the neck portion Ill isfrosted and ground, as o shown at ;|4a. The. neckis also provided, as shown, with -arsubstantially U-shapedhotch or cut-out portion .|5 'and has formed thereon as'an integral part thereof, a pouring lip orspout IS which, in efiect, provides an outerl Wall for the notch 15. Thelip IB merges with the neck portion |4 and provides an upward and outward projection thereon. The inner ground wall or surface 14a of the neck portion has an inward and downward taper to provide a substantially frusto-conical seat or socket for the reception of the stopper.

The opening |3 of the receptacle is preferably closed and sealed by a removable closure member or glass stopper, shown as a whole' at The stopper, as shown, has a base or bottom portion |8 and a top portion or knob-like upper end |9, providing a hand grip for handling and manipulating the stopper. The portions |8 and |9 are interconnected by an intermediate reduced portion 20, the three portions providing a one-piece integral glass stopper.

The base portion |8 of the stopper is, as shown, of substantially frusto-co-m'cal form, or downwardly tapered at an angle correspondng substantially to the inward and downward taper of the neck portion |4 of the receptacle. The outer Wall or face of the stopper portion |.0 is frosted and ground, as seen at |8a in Figures 2 and 4,

This ground surface or face [8a and the similarly ground surface or face Nay of the neok together provide for an accurate fit at vthe joint between the stopper and receptacle neck when the parts are in their assembled relation' as shown in Figure 2, to eifectively seal the receptacle.

The base portion |8. of the stopper is, as shown, provided with a notch, cut-out portion or relieved area 2|, the notch extending from substantially the upperedge of the stopper portion |8 to the bottom or under face or surface of the stopper. As shown, the notch or cut-out portion 2| is somewhat wider or longer at its upper end, as shown at 22, than at its lower or bottom end; as shown at 23, the end walls deflning the notch having a gradual downward and inward taper toward one another, as clearly seen in Figure 2.

The back portion or inner wall defining the notch 2| and shown as a whole at 24-, curved graduallyupwardly and inwardly,- as best seen in Figures 4 and 5 toward the upper deiining wall or baffle 24a of the notch (Figure 5) so that the notch, at its upperend portion 25, is of somewhat greater depth than at its lower or bottom end portion 26, see especially Figure 4.

The notch |5 in the neck |4 and the notch 2| in the stopper are adapted to 'be broughtinto registry, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 5, when the stopper Il is applied to the receptacle topmvide a pouring space or discharge passage or opening, such as the space 21 shown in these figures.

When the receptacle is to be used as a container and dispenser, such as a Cocktail Shaker for iced beverages, a quantity of pieces or cubes of ice, such as shown at 28 and liquid, such as shown at 29 (see Figure are placed in the body of the receptacle, whereupon the stopper is placed in position Within the neck |4, with the notch or cut-out portion 2| out of registry with the notch |5 (see Figure 2) whereby to tightl'y seal the receptacle. The contents are now shaken and the beverage in the receptacle is ready to be served.

To permit dispensing or pouring of the beverage, indicated at 30 in Figure 5, the stopper is turned or rotated from its closing. and sealing position of FigureA 2 to its beverage discharging or pouring position of Figures 1 and 5, by grasping the knob or grip portion .|9 of the stopper' and turning or twisting it within the neck H for a distance of approximately one quarter turn.

This action will bring the notch 2| into a position opposite to and in registry with the notch l in the neck and permit the beverage 30 to be poured through the space or discharge passage or opening 21 provided between the neck and stopper by such positioning of the notches 2| and |5.

The particular `Shape and formation of the notches as described above, when in their cooperative rel'ationship, will provide the space or passageway 2`| whose inner or entrance end or throat is relatively restricted, as shown at 27a and which gradually increases in width to provide a somewhat wider space or enlargement at 2`|b in the region of the wall or baflle portion 24a and the base of the pouring lip |6, due to the formation or curvature of the back wall 24 defining one side of the notch 2 I.

The restricted entrance 21a of the space prevents the ice 28 from entering and clogging or choking the passageway. The widened portion 2 7b of said passageway and the wall or baffle 24a provide for' an even fiow of the beverage to the pouring lip during the pouring operation. Moreover, the space or passageway 21', as: best shown Figure 5, is of suflicient width to permit the passage therethrough of any relatively small or minute particles of ice which might enter the throat 21a of the space or passageway, thus eliminating any possibility of jamming or clogging of said passageway..

It will be understood, of course, that after a suflicient quantity of the beverage 30 has been poured, the stopper |T may be turned or twisted relatively to the neck M to move the notch 2| away from the notch |5` and again close and seal the receptacle. Now, if desired, the receptacle may be again shaken without any danger of'spilling of the beverage therein.l

Having thusv describedmy invention, what I claim is: v

1. A cocktail shaker comprising a body forrned from glass and having a neck portion provided with a notch, a pouring lip formed on said neck portion adjacent said notch and a removable solid glass stopper having a portion adapted to frictionallyv engage and fit within the neck portion to seal the shaker, said stopper having a notch formed in a portion of its periphery and having a hand grip portion permtting the stopper to be turned in said neck portion to bring the notches into registry to provide a pouring space for the contents of the Shaker, said pouring space being of gradually increasing depth from the body of the shaker toward the pouring lip thereof.

2. A glass receptacle comprising a body having an annular thickened neckV portion at the upper end thereof, saidl neck portion having a notch formed therein, a pouring lip formed on said neck portion and cooperable with said notch, and a removable glass stopper having a base portion fitting within the neck portion to normally seal the receptacle, said stopper having a notch formed in the base portion thereof adapted to register with4 said first-named notch when the stopper is turned to a predetermined position to providev a pouring space for discharging the contents of the receptacle, said stopper notch being of gradually increasing depth from the base of the stopper whereby said pourng .space is of graduallyl increasing: size from the' body of the Shaker towarrl the pouring lip thereof.

3. A shaker according to clam 1 wherein the neck portion is relatively thicker than the body and pouring lipl and wherein the contacting. sur- 1 4. A glass receptacle according to claim 2 whei'ein the notch formed in said stopper has an uppei` defining wall providing a bafile to oheck the flow of the beverage through the pouring space.

' l5. A' receptacle according to claim 2 whereih the notch formed in the base portion of said stoppei' is of gradually decreasing width and' depth from the top to the bottom thereof. 6. A glass receptacle according to claim 2- wherein means is provided in the looality of the juncture of 'the neck portion'and base of the pouring spout to check the flow of the beverage 'through the space provided by the registering notches.

RAY C. COBEL. 

